Туктамышева: вне спорта я просто Лизка Туктик, веселая девчонка
Елизавета Туктамышева, занявшая четвертое место на чемпионате России по фигурному катанию, на встречу с журналистами, среди которых были Анатолий Самохвалов и... РИА Новости Спорт, 29.12.2019
- Where did the idea of your new ex come from?
- It was me idea, this is one of my favorite songs. I like the clip, so I suggested it to my coach, Aleksey Nikolaevich Mishin, and my choreographer, Tatyana Nikolaevna Prokofiev, and they agreed. That's how my gala program was born.
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Елизавета Туктамышева. Показательные выступления. Женщины. Чемпионат России по фигурному катанию
Елизавета Туктамышева представила новый зажигательный номер под песню "Destination Calabria" в рамках показательных выступлений на Чемпионате России в Красно...
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- Yes, I saw the photos.
- Did he recall it , when you were working on your gala program?
- No, he didn’t.
- Now, when some time has passed, what do you think about the competition? After all, you could have won bronze.
- First of all, I am in any case glad with my result here and how this Nationals went. I took the risk with a quad jump in the free program and, as Alexei Nikolayevich said, for me it was a victorious defeat. I took a big step forward and learned a big lesson from this Nationals. I don't regret anything, I don't regret making mistakes or skating imperfectly or that the final result could have been different. I am absolutely okey with these results. It is necessary to go out and try a program with a quad jump, to learn something else and to continue developing. It was very difficult to land a quad in competition after only two weeks from the moment I learnt it. I guess I was not quite ready for it. But I understood that it was necessary, that it was a good moment to try it.
- You say that you also need to learn something else, something more. But maybe you need to stabilize your quad toe first?
- Of course, we will work on it, so it will be as realible as triple axel. Last season I trained triple axel a lot and was able to include two axels in a free program. But there is a theory that if you can land a quad toeloop, then you can also learn a quad salchow. To say the truth, I don't really believe in this theory, but we will try. Right now I can feel all four rotations in the air, I am not afraid of trying another quad jump anymore. I have crossed this line. But for now we need to stabilize the quad toeloop.
- What were your first emotions after you landed a quad for the first time?
- It was very cool, I got goosebumps. Because I realized what a step forward it was for myself - to land a quad at almost 23 years old - for me it was very significant. I didn't believe I would succeed up until the last practice, when I finally land it. I don't have such a strong intuition. Women's intuition, yes, but not a natural one. It was the same when I was learning triple axel. And then I realized that it is possible. As soon as I had understood it, I landed it , right on the same day. Probably, I wasn't so upset with not too successful performances here because I realize how much progress there was this season.
- Did you celebrate the date somehow or maybe made a note in your diary - "My first quad"?
- I am not that sentimental. I just thought that it was very cool. And that’s all. There was nothing else like that.
- If you were skating last here and knew that other skaters did some mistakes, would you make your program easier?
- No, I understood the situation in the final group, I knew my goals for this year's Russian championship. I wanted to land a quad. If we knew that I disn't feel this jump, we would;t try it here. And I needed this experience to try to land a quad under pressure. Therefore, I wouldn't change my tactics, I would still take all the risks.
- Will you take part in any other competitions this season?
- We haven't discussed the plans yet, but perhaps it was my last event of the season.
- There are other international competitions, the Russian Cup Final.
- We will see. We haven't talked about this yet.
- How do you evaluate your points this season in terms of judging? Did you have a feeling that the judges didn't give you points you deserve?
- In general, I had such feelings. Therefore, we even decided to return the 3toe-3toe combination, because the judges didn't like my 3flip-3toe one. But it was also necessary to skate in a more relaxed way. When you come out of the nowhere, you are happy with any points that are above 70 [in the short program]. And when you have reached a certain level, and the points are getting a little lower, you don’t quite understand why it happens. But recently I have competed in Zagreb and I skated there more relaxed and the judges gave me much better points. If you go out confidently and skate in a cool manner, you will be given great points. And when you are nervous - no, you won't. I have already said that we should take it from ice dancers, to skate as there is no tomorrow.
- Fans discussed your somewhat harsh reaction to your points at the event in Finland this year. Do you regret that reaction?
- I never regret anything.
- But to say the truth, were you disappointed then?
- There was no disappointment on my face. There was perplexity, not disappointment.
- What is the secret of your longevity?
- It's in desire to develop, to become better; in the feeling that you can still do something for yourself and contribute something to figure skating. You won't just stop, when you feel you can do more.
- What was your coach's role in this?
- The most important one. I wouldn't have been here without him. He is the greatest coach, very wise. I’m still in sports thanks to him. An athlete can't skate without a coach - you always need support, tactics and an understanding of what you are doing and why. You go through it side by side with the coach.
- There is a feeling that Aleksey Nikolayevich has many reasons for frustration and has closed a bit. Does he take judges marks personally, for example?
- I don’t know, I didn’t talk to him on this topic. It seems to me that he has seen so much in life and in skating, that nothing will break him and nothing will surprise him anymore. I think he knows that we can handle everything and everything will be fine in the end. And I didn't notice that he has closed. Everything is fine during practices.
- Some people think that now you have become the embodiment of that very mature female single skating, and now even with quads. Does this role inspires you?
- I never fully realize my position and actions. I try not to think about it. I believe each person should calmly and quietly think about himself and never lose his head. Perhaps, it is cool that many are inspired by me and that I helped some people in some ways and have contributed something to figure skating. But still, I am very calm about this. First of all, I am a person; and out of figure skating I am just Lizka Tuktik - a cheerful girl. I try to go through life with this attitude.
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So if you think this approach is wrong, go and make sure it does not happen in figure skating in your own country again.. 
